Scoparia meyrickii (Butler, 1882)
 (formerly known as Tetraprosopus meyrickii)
SCOPARIINI,   SCOPARIINAE,   CRAMBIDAE,   PYRALOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Scoparia meyrickii
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The adult moths of this species have streaky brown forewings each with a central dark broken line extending from the base, surmounting an elongated white spot in the middle. The hindwings are plain pale brown, darkening toward the margins. The wingspan is about 2.5 cms.

Scoparia meyrickii
(Photo: courtesy of Katarina Christenson, Melba, Australian Capital Territory)

The species has been found in

  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria, and
  • Tasmania.

    Scoparia meyrickii
    (Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

    Further reading :

    Arthur G. Butler,
    On a small collection of Lepidoptera from Melbourne,
    The Annals and Magazine of Natural History,
    Series 5, Volume 9 (1882), p. 97, No. 58.

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    (written 15 December 2021)